The Trader Legend Pole is a ridicule pole. Ridicule poles served to resolve conflicts through peer pressure. The original pole stood in the Kaigani Haida village of Sukkwan. This replica pole was carved by Native carvers during the 1938-1942 CCC project.

The figures on the Kaigani Haida pole represent three Tlingit legends. The figure at the bottom represents the history of how a clan acquired the woodworm as its crest. Another legend represented is the Bear Who Married a Woman, a story from a southern Tlingit clan.